1984. Misbranding:   of   cotton-tipped   applicators.    U.   S.   v.   16   Gross   Vials   of
Cotton-Tipped Applicators.    Default decree of condemnation and destruc-
tion.    (F. D. C. No. 20026.    Sample No. 43786-H.)
LIBEL FILED:   May 22,1946, Southern District of California.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about November 21 and December 24, 1945, by the
Glasco Products Co., from Chicago, 111.
PRODUCT : 16 gross vials of cotton-tipped applicators at Los Angeles, Calif. Ex-
amination showed that the article was not sterile but was contaminated with
living micro-organisms.
LABEL, IN PABT : "Cotton-Tipped Applicators 20 in Each Vial * * * Stero
Swabs for Baby's Eyes, Ears and Nose."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Section 502 (a), the label statement "Stero
Swabs for Baby's Eyes, Ears and Nose" was false and misleading since it im-
plied that the article was sterile.
DISPOSITION: July 12, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con-
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.